'OPEN COURT' principle is a foundation of public confidence in justice. Indian Supreme Court in NARESH SHRIDHAR MIRAJKAR v STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, AIR 1967 SC 1 held that:

1. In NARESH SHRIDHAR MIRAJKAR v STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, AIR 1967 SC 1, the Supreme Court emphasised the OPEN COURT principle. 2. The Court (per Gajendragadkar CJI for majority) held: judicial proceedings are presumptively open; only RARE EXCEPTIONS justify in camera proceedings (state security, public interest, minors, matrimonial matters, sexual offences). 3. Section 327 CrPC (now Section 366 BNSS 2023) — open court is normal rule. 4. Section 7 of Family Courts Act 1984 — Family Courts MAY have in camera proceedings. 5. Sexual offences: Section 327(2) CrPC — IN CAMERA trial mandatory for sexual offences (CrPC Amendment 1983); Section 33(7) PoCSO Act 2012. 6. Live-streaming of court proceedings: Indira Jaising v Secretary General, Supreme Court (2018) — directed live-streaming of constitutional cases. 7. Hence option B is correct. _Source: Legal Research Methodology + Jurisprudence — Naresh Shridhar Mirajkar v State of Maharashtra, AIR 1967 SC 1_